[Code Magistrate Hearing on February 12, 2025.]
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I HAVE REVIEWED THE DOCKET. DID NOT SEE ANYTHING THAT REQUIRED A RECUSAL. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANY PERSONS REGARDING THE ITEMS ON THE DOCKET. IF YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE, I'D ASK THAT YOU TURN IT TO SILENT OR TURN IT ALL THE WAY OFF. AND. IF YOU ARE ANTICIPATING GIVING TESTIMONY, IF YOU WOULD STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND TO BE SWORN. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? I DO. OKAY. MISS HERSHMAN? OKAY. THERE WE GO. WE HAVE ATTENDANCE FOR ITEM C, E, F, AND G. ITEM A IS A PHONE CALL, SO IT'S OKAY WITH YOU.
WE'LL START WITH ITEM C. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 6811 THOMAS DRIVE. AND THIS IS A COMPLIANCE HEARING. AND ROBERT CLARKSON WAS THE ASSIGNED INVESTIGATOR. THESE FIRST PHOTOS. WELL NO THEY WEREN'T. IT WAS GOING TO MAKE A LIAR ON ME. SORRY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAGISTRATE ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I HAVE SUBMITTED MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AND EXHIBITS FOR THIS HEARING TODAY. THIS CASE DID GO BEFORE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON JUNE 19TH, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF JUNK, TRASH, OVERGROWTH, DERELICT VEHICLES, TRAILERS ON SCREEN, UNUSED PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND A BLIGHTED STRUCTURE WHICH WAS AN UNSAFE BALCONY. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING.
THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE OR INITIAL FINE OF $200, AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 TO BE IMPOSED UNTIL THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. A COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE ORDER IS ATTACHED TO EXHIBIT A. ON JULY THE 23RD, THE PROPERTY IS REINSPECTED AND THIS IS SLIDE THREE. THIS IS THE FRONT. THE HOUSE FACES THOMAS DRIVE. THAT'S THE FRONT OF THE HOME. YOU SEE THE OVERGROWTH ON SLIDE THREE? SLIDE FOUR. THIS IS THE SIDE VIEW. THERE'S DERELICT TRAILER. THERE'S SOME DEBRIS THERE. THE OVERGROWTH. SLIDE FIVE. YOU CAN KIND OF START SEEING THE BALCONY UPSTAIRS THERE TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY.
SOME OF THE RAILING BOARDS HAD BEEN REMOVED SINCE THE HEARING AT THAT TIME. YOU STILL SEE THE OVERGROWTH AND THE STEPS ON SLIDE SIX. AND SO ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, I CONDUCTED ANOTHER RE-INSPECTION. AND AT THAT DAY I FOUND THAT THE VIOLATIONS HAD BEEN CORRECTED EXCEPT FOR THE BALCONY. THIS IS THE FRONT VIEW REST. THAT WAS JUST THAT'S SOME BASICALLY PORCH FURNITURE.
THAT'S THE SIDE VIEW BACK. DERELICT VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND THEY HAD THE ONE ALLOWED DERELICT. SLIDE 11. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO TEMPORARILY SECURE THIS BY PLACING THE TAPE.
AND THAT IS, YOU KNOW, A DOOR THAT CAME OUT OF THE BEDROOM WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AN EGRESS, YOU KNOW, THAT HE COULD TEMPORARILY BOARD THE DOOR UNTIL HE DETERMINES IF HE'S GOING TO TEAR THIS DOWN OR TRY TO REBUILD. AND SO THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND STILL IN VIOLATION, BECAUSE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, HE HADN'T SUBMITTED ANY PERMITS TO DEMOLISH OR REBUILD THE BALCONY OR PORCH. ON DECEMBER THE 3RD, A STATEMENT NONCOMPLIANCE WAS MAILED CERTIFIED MAIL AND REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, WHICH HE DID RECEIVE ON THE FIFTH.
JANUARY 28TH, IT WAS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, AND THE 29TH IT WAS POSTED AT HIS PROPERTY FOR THIS HEARING. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ON THE 5TH OF FEBRUARY, THE PROPERTY OWNER DID APPLY FOR A DEMOLITION PERMIT. THAT PERMIT AT THAT POINT WAS NOT DECLINED, BUT IT WAS SENT BACK TO THE PROPERTY OWNER BECAUSE HE DID NOT DESCRIBE HOW HE WAS GOING TO. I GUESS HE HAS TO EXPLAIN THE TEMPORARY EGRESS AND HOW HE WAS GOING TO FIX THE EGRESS, BUT OBVIOUSLY A BOARDED DOOR. STILL
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REMAINS THE PROPERTY BEING AS BLIGHTED BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BOARD IT UP. SO NO PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED AT THIS TIME UNTIL HE SUPPLIES THAT INFORMATION. DECEMBER THE 3RD WENT AND REINSPECTED THE PROPERTY. THIS IS, OF COURSE, HOW I FOUND IT. THAT'S SLIDE 14 AND. 15 THERE.AND JANUARY 29TH. SAME THING. NOTHING HAD CHANGED. PROPERTY WAS POSTED FOR THIS HEARING AND THE 10TH STILL SAME CONDITION. OKAY. WHEN WAS THE PERMIT APPLIED FOR? ON THE 5TH OF FEBRUARY. FEBRUARY. SO VERY RECENTLY. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CONCERNING THE HEARING WAS BACK IN JUNE. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? AT THIS POINT, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE. I BELIEVE PROPERTY OWNER IS HERE. OKAY. SIR. YES. HELLO? HELLO? YEAH. HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN? I'M SORRY. HAVE YOU BEEN? YES I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD ADDRESS. MAILING ADDRESS? VITALY TSESHKOVSKY AND 6811 THOMAS DRIVE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW? WELL, IT ALL STARTED AFTER THE HURRICANE, MICHAEL. I HAVE LOST THE HOUSE I WAS WORKING ON ON THE COVE, AND I COMPLETELY LOST THE HOUSE. I TRIED TO SAVE SOME OF THE MATERIALS. I HAD TO MOVE SOME TRAILERS HERE AND THERE. MY HOUSE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED AFTER THE HURRICANE. MICHAEL AS WELL.
AND I TRIED TO GET THE INSURANCE MONEY FOR FIVE YEARS. IN 2023, I RECEIVED SOME MONEY. BUT TO START WORKING ON THE HOUSE, I HAVE TO MOVE SOME OF MY VEHICLES AND I FOUND THE PLACE.
BASICALLY, I PURCHASED THE PLACE IN LYNNHAVEN, BUT AFTER I PURCHASED IT, OWNER DECIDED NOT TO CLOSE IT. SO IT TOOK ME FIVE MONTHS. SO I JUST GET CLOSED TODAY ON THAT PROPERTY BECAUSE TO WORK ON THE HOUSE AND THE HOUSE HAVE MORE THAN THAT. FROM INSIDE. ALL THE WINDOWS ARE LEAKING BASICALLY ON THAT HOUSE. SO FOR ME TO WORK ON THAT HOUSE, I JUST NEED TO MOVE MY STUFF OUT OF THE HOUSE AND THAT PLACE, WHAT I HAVE PURCHASED IT, HAVE A 1200FTâ– !S GARAGE. SO THAT'S WHAI WAS PLANNING TO USE. AND ACTUALLY, AFTER I RECEIVED THE MONEY ON THE 2023, I WANTED TO START WORKING. I MEAN, I DIDN'T REALLY RECEIVE THE MONEY. I MEAN, THAT MONEY. I HAVE TO SHOW WHAT I'M DOING TO RECEIVE IT. SO ON 2023, I FINALIZED WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. MY DAD PASSED AWAY. I PROMISED MY MOM THAT I'M GOING TO COME THERE, AND I WAS WORKING ON MY TRIP TO EUROPE TO SEE MY MOM. SO IT'S ALL HAPPENED SINCE HURRICANE MICHAEL. SO YES, I KNOW THAT THE PLACE LOOKS LIKE NEGLIGENT. I BELIEVE THAT'S THE WORD, BUT I'M TRYING TO FIX IT. BUT I HAVE A LOT OF HAPPENED SINCE THE SINCE HURRICANE MICHAEL. SO, YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN SINCE HURRICANE MICHAEL, BUT THAT HAPPENED IN 2018. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MORE THAN SIX YEARS OUT NOW. SO I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. HAVE YOU DONE ANYTHING SINCE YET GETTING WORD THAT THE PERMIT WOULDN'T BE GRANTED UNTIL YOU EXPLAINED HOW YOU'RE GOING TO COVER THIS ISSUE OF EGRESS ON THE SECOND FLOOR? I THOUGHT THAT THAT DOOR GOT TO BE BLOCKED IN FOR ME TO REMOVE THAT STRUCTURE. WELL, I THINK IT PROBABLY DOES, BUT I THINK THAT ALSO YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME WAY FOR PEOPLE ON THE SECOND FLOOR TO GET OUT. MY ENTRY IS NOT THERE, BUT ON THE FIRST FLOOR. DOES HE HAVE TO HAVE A SECOND FLOOR EGRESS POINT OR WHAT'S LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR BEDROOM? YEAH. THE BEDROOM. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A DOOR THERE. BUT LET ME LET ME CLARIFY THAT IF HE DOESN'T HAVE THE DECK, THERE DOESN'T HAVE A DOOR BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO EAT THE WINDOWS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRING FROM
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HIM. LET ME SEE. ROBIN IS THE BUILDER DEPARTMENT IS THE ONE REQUIRING THIS? YEAH. THEY'RE REQUIRING A TEMPORARY PLAN ON HOW HE'S GOING TO CONTROL THE EGRESS. RIGHT. SO HE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO BUILD A TEMPORARY STAIRCASE. WHILE IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. LIKE LIKE LIKE FREEHOLD, LIKE THE NEW. OKAY. BUT A TEMPORARY STAIRCASE IN THERE IF HE'S GOING TO. AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS, YOU CAN'T JUST. IF. ARE YOU PLANNING ON REBUILDING THE DECK OR JUST REMOVING IT? REBUILDING EVENTUALLY. BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M PLANNING TO JUST MOVE OUT OF THERE. EVERYTHING OUT OF THERE, THAT LOCATION AND THE DECK IS BUILT INCORRECTLY TO BEGIN WITH.IT DOESN'T HAVE NO FLASHING. THE WATER IS PENETRATING BEHIND THE DECK INTO THE STUCCO. SO IT GOT TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE THE, THE WOOD IS GETTING DAMAGED AFTER THE I MEAN BEHIND THAT DECK. SO THAT THAT IN LIES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU CAN'T JUST BOARD IT UP FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME. YEAH. SO BUT IF I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY, THAT THAT BASICALLY HE COULD BUILD A 4X4 LANDING AND THEN TAKE A SET OF STAIRS OFF OF THAT. CORRECT. OKAY. BECAUSE IF YOU'RE UPSTAIRS WORKING, THEY'RE GOING TO WANT YOU TO SAFELY GET OUT. IF THERE'S A FIRE DOWNSTAIRS NOT TO JUMP OUT THE WINDOW. YEAH. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE. WELL, I'M GOING TO CALL A FULL SIZE DECK LIKE THAT. THAT LOOKS TO BE, WHAT, 12 OR 15FT BY 8 OR 10? AND SO IF YOU BUILD A 4X4 LANDING AT THE IN FRONT OF THAT DOORWAY AND THEN COME OFF OF IT WITH A SET OF STAIRS, THAT'S GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT, AT LEAST TEMPORARILY. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT I ASSUME THAT THAT WOULD BE GOOD, PERIOD. I CAN I CAN I ELIMINATE THE DOOR AND PUT A WINDOW IN THERE? I THINK HE'S NOT SURE ABOUT THAT. HE COULD. YEAH. BUT THEN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND I THINK IS AND WE CAN PULL UP THE BUILDING PERMIT, BUT HE'LL HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO PERMANENTLY BLOCK THAT IN. SO AND THAT MIGHT BE WHAT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO SEE IF HE COULD PULL. DO YOU HAVE THE PERMIT PULLED UP? TO SEE IF I CAN RAISE A NO. OKAY. IS THAT THE SAME ROOM OR IS THAT A DIFFERENT. THOSE TWO WINDOWS. DIFFERENT ROOMS? NO, THAT'S A DIFFERENT ROOM. OKAY.
SO EACH WINDOW IS A DIFFERENT ROOM. AND THE DOOR WAS ITS OWN INDEPENDENT ROOM. THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE YOU AT LEAST PUT WIND THROUGH THERE. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS. OKAY. BECAUSE THAT DECK HAS TO BE REMOVED. IT'S I MEAN, BEHIND THAT DECK THERE IS NO FLASHING. SO THE WATER GETS IN THERE AND THERE'S ALREADY DAMAGE TO THE WOOD. CONDITIONS. SORRY. THE WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO IS REALLY NOT THE CALL OF THIS BUNCH OF PEOPLE, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT HAS SAID. I UNDERSTAND. I'M JUST TRYING TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION I GET INTO. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM WITH ISSUES THAT YOU'VE HAD SINCE THEN AND THE FACT THAT YOU NEED TO RIP THAT. WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT? A HEADER BOARD OFF THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE TO FIX THAT, TO GET YOUR FLASHING RIGHT AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT? BUT THE PROBLEM IS, RIGHT NOW IT'S DANGEROUS. I THINK I WAS GOING TO BUILD UPON WILL BOIL DOWN THAT DOOR IS ITS OWN CONFINED ROOM. SO THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY EGRESS FOR THAT ROOM. OKAY.
THOSE OTHER TWO WINDOWS ARE SEPARATE ROOMS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WOULD ACCEPT A WINDOW IN LIEU OF THAT WINDOW AS AN EGRESS, OR IF THEY WOULD MAKE HIM KEEP THE DOOR, BECAUSE THAT SECOND WINDOW IS A SEPARATE ROOM. AND THERE ARE. IT JUST GOES INTO THE HALLWAY AND DOWNSTAIRS TO THE LIVING ROOM. YES, SIR. REGARDING THE SCOPE OF WORK, EACH OF THESE COMMENTS MUST BE ADDRESSED THROUGH REVISED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND A WRITTEN RESPONSE DESCRIBING THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT NEED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. FOR SUPPLEMENTAL REVIEW.
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THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT WAS SENT FEBRUARY 7TH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT HEARING DATE IS MARCH 18TH. HAVE A HEARING. 16TH, SIX. YEAH, 16TH. WELL, WE ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER COMPLIANCE HEARING NEXT WEEK. BUT IF YOU WANTED TO GIVE THEM. YEAH, I GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME THAN THAT.YOU SAY 16TH, I BELIEVE. SEVENTH. MARCH 16TH IS. YOU'RE RIGHT.
MARCH 12TH OR MARCH 19TH. MARCH 12TH. WE HAVE A NINE AND A ONE. AND MARCH 19TH WE HAVE IS THE ONE. OKAY. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THIS MATTER UNTIL MARCH THE 12TH, AT WHATEVER TIME, 1:00 AT UNTIL 1:00 MARCH 12TH. AND YOU HAVE GOT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT RAISES BY THAT DATE. OKAY. AND SO I WOULD GO OUT THERE RIGHT NOW AND SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO AND THEN FORMULATE YOUR PLAN TO SATISFY WHAT THEY NEED.
BECAUSE MARCH 12TH IS WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL A DROP DEAD DATE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND TALK TO THEM. KNOW HOW TO GET TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT? RIGHT OUT DOOR TO THE LEFT. EXCUSE ME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
SO, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU, SIR? SO THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM E. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 1628 EAST NINTH STREET. I BELIEVE THIS IS OUR THIRD COMPLIANCE HEARING ON THIS. IT IS. YEAH. THIS IS THE FELLOWS COULDN'T GET A RESPONSE FROM AN ENGINEER, I BELIEVE. YES, SIR. MR. ROBERT CLARKSON COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. AS MISS ASHMAN STATED, THIS IS THE THIRD COMPLIANCE HEARING. THESE THESE THE REPORT THAT I HAVE PREPARED AND PRESENTED TO YOU. AND THE SLIDES ARE THE SAME SLIDES THAT I HAVE SHOWED IN ALL THE PREVIOUS COMPLIANCE HEARINGS. IF YOU WISH, MISS CHAPMAN CAN GO TO THE LAST SLIDE TO SHOW THAT OBVIOUSLY THE THAT WAS TAKEN ON THE 10TH, THAT THE, THE ALL THE BUILDING MATERIALS THAT HE HAS COLLECTED ARE STILL PRESENT. IS IT THERE'S JANUARY 6TH. THAT'S AFTER THE FIRST COMPLIANCE HEARING THAT WAS CONTINUED OR DECEMBER WAS CONTINUED TO JANUARY. HE PUT UP THE BLUE NETTING. AND THEN THIS WAS AS OF MONDAY, YOU KNOW, THE NETTING AND THE MATERIALS ARE STILL THERE. SO OBVIOUSLY YOU GAVE HIM CONTINUANCES TO SECURE A PERMIT.
ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THAT HE HAS APPLIED FOR A PERMIT. IT WAS DONE LATE ON THE AFTERNOON OF FEBRUARY THE 10TH. ACCORDING TO. OR DID HE SUBMIT AN INCOMPLETE. HE SUBMITTED AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION. SO IT IS AN INCOMPLETE. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT STILL NEEDS NUMEROUS ITEMS FROM HIM THAT HE HAS TO SUPPLY IN ORDER FOR THE PERMIT TO BE ISSUED. AND SO IT HASN'T EVEN GONE TO THE REVIEW PROCESS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T SUBMIT WHAT THEY NEED TO EVEN MOVE FORWARD TO A REVIEW PROCESS. HE JUST STARTED THE PROCESS IS ALL HE'S DONE. MR. PIERRE. COME ON UP.
OKAY. WHERE ARE WE AT ON THIS? I SUBMIT ALREADY THE APPLICATION, BUT THEY STILL NEED. THOSE.
THOSE TWO PAPERS. THAT'S THE WINDOWS, THE MATERIALS THAT WILL USE. SO THEY WILL NEED THE CODE
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FOR THOSE. BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. AND I COULD NOT MAKE THEM WITHOUT THE PLAN TO. RECENTLY I HAVE THE PLAN. SO I GIVE IT TO TOWNSEND. THEY SAY I CAN USE TOWNSEND AND I GIVE IT TO THEM ALREADY. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ALL THE CODE, ALL THE MATERIALS THAT WILL USE. THEY TOLD ME THAT PROBABLY CAN TAKE LIKE TEN DAYS TO GIVE ME ALL THE CODE. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE PAPER I NEED TO SUBMIT. I SUBMIT WHO IS GIVING YOU THE CODES? TOWNSEND IS THAT THEY'RE THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER? YEAH. NO. TOWNSEND. OH. OH. THE BUILDING? YES. YES. SUPPLY PLACE. OKAY. OKAY. BUT IT'S THE STANDARD PRODUCT APPROVAL SHEET. OKAY. ISSUING THAT. HE'S HOLDING IT. YEAH.HEY, ASK A QUESTION. WHEN? WHEN DID YOU ASK THEM? REQUEST THEM TO DO THAT. TOWNSEND. DAY TEN.
TODAY'S 12. DAY TEN. I GUESS THE SAME DAY I APPLY AND THE SAME DAY I SUBMIT IT TO THEM. SO FEBRUARY 10TH YOU IS WHEN YOU ASKED THEM TO. AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE TEN DAYS. LET ME ASK YOU THIS. WHY DID IT TAKE YOU UNTIL THE 10TH OF FEBRUARY TO APPLY FOR A BUILDING PERMIT? BECAUSE THE ENGINEERING, THE PLAN, THEY GIVE IT TO ME. THE 10TH. THE BLUEPRINT. BUT THE ARCHITECT DIDN'T SPECIFY IN HIS DRAWINGS ALL THAT INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED THERE. I'M SORRY.
THE ARCHITECT DIDN'T PROVIDE THE CODES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO. EVEN THE ENERGY FORM, I LOOK IT.
I LOOK FOR THE ENERGY FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. THEY GIVE IT TO ME TODAY AND I SEND IT TO THE.
TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. I GAVE IT TO THEM ALREADY. THEY SUBMITTED ALREADY. IS THAT THE ONLY THING THAT THE ONLY ONE PERMIT LACKS? YEAH. OF CODES? YEAH. LET'S SAY AFTER THAT, THEY WILL. THEY WILL TELL ME HOW MUCH I NEED TO PAY AFTER THE REVIEW. AND THAT'S IT.
OKAY. YEAH. IT SAYS AS OF TODAY'S DATE, ENERGY FORMS WERE SENT VIA EMAIL BUT WERE NOT SIGNED BY THE OWNER. THE EMAIL SENT REQUESTING TO BE SIGNED AND RESENT. THAT WAS TODAY AT 1111 SOMETHING THIS MORNING. THE CODES HAVE BEEN SENT IN BY EMAIL OR AT 1136 THIS MORNING. THE PERMIT CLERK SENT A EMAIL EMAILING HIM THE ENERGY FORMS FOR. SO WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THEM BACK YET. DID YOU GET AN EMAIL OR DO YOU ARE YOU AWARE? YEAH. THEY GIVE ME AN EMAIL AND I SIGN IT AND I SEND IT BACK. HE TOLD ME HE SENT ME AN EMAIL IN THERE YET? YEAH. SO EITHER IT'S NOT YET BECAUSE THEY HE SENT THEY SENT IT AT 1130 THIS MORNING. SO.
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ALL RIGHT, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS. I'M GOING TO SAY THAT YOU HAVE GOT UNTIL FEBRUARY THE 21ST, WHICH IS A FRIDAY, TO SUBMIT ALL THE PAPERWORK THAT BUILDER SERVICES NEEDS TO ISSUE A PERMIT. IF AT THAT TIME YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO. THEN. HOW DO YOU GET THE OKAY. THERE'S GOING TO BE A IF IT'S NOT IN BY FRIDAY AT 5:00 OR 4:00. WHAT TIME DOES BUILDER SERVICES CLOSE FOR? YOU CAN SUBMIT 25 HOURS A DAY THOUGH. THEY SUBMIT TO THE PORTAL SO THEY CAN SUBMIT 24 HOURS A DAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE HIS DROP DEAD TIME. 5:00 ON. OKAY. ON FRIDAY THE 21ST. IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT ALL IN BY THEN. THEN THERE'S $100 FINE IMPOSED, AND THERE WILL BE A DAILY FINE OF $15 A DAY RUNNING FOR 20 DAYS UNTIL. AND WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER HEARING ON. WHAT DID YOU SAY THE 18TH OR THE 19TH? 19TH? YEAH, AT 1:00 THAT NIGHT AT 1:00. SO WE'VE BEEN AS PATIENT AS WE CAN POSSIBLY BE WITH YOU. AND I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LIGHT A FIRE UNDER SOMEBODY TO GET THIS PAPERWORK IN BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORS DON'T DESERVE ALL OF THIS STUFF IN THE THING. AND AFTER AFTER 20 DAYS OF THAT, THAT FINE. THEN THE COUNTY IS GOING TO BE AUTHORIZED TO GO IN THERE AND CLEAN IT UP. SO BUT YOU COME BACK ON THE 19TH OF MARCH AT 1:00 ON MARCH. MARCH, 19TH OF MARCH, AT 1:00 PM. OKAY. AND THE BUILDING PERMIT HAS GOT TO BE IN PLACE OR WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START CLEANING UP YOUR LOT. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO, BUT TOWNSEND TOLD ME THEY WILL GIVE ME THIS PAPER, THOSE PAPERWORK. I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT WHAT TOWNSEND TOLD YOU OR ANYTHING. I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT YOUR JOB IS, IS TO GET THE PAPERWORK IN AND COMPLETE BY THEN, BY THE 21ST OF FEBRUARY. THANK YOU. THAT'S THAT'S WHEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR PAPERWORK RUNNING. AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO START WITH A FINE. OKAY. AT THAT POINT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. BRINGS US TO ITEM F, WHICH IS 608 LAGOON. OAK CIRCLE. 608 OR 6 066. I HAVE IT. 608. 608 IS HIS RESIDENCE? YES, HE'S AT 606.YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HERE IS. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE SEEN THAT, BUT I WANT YOU ALL TO SEE THAT. I DID. I SAW IT ALREADY. YOU'VE SEEN IT? YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF ROBBIE DID. I. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAGISTRATE ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY REPORT AND EXHIBITS FOR THIS HEARING. THIS HEARING WAS PRESENTED IN JULY 17TH, 2004, TO A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AND FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 17 TWO, IN THE FORM OF AN UNSAFE, UNFIT STRUCTURE. TRASH. DEBRIS. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THAT HEARING AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE EXHIBIT A. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO HAVE 30 DAYS TO REMOVE THE JUNK, TRASH AND DEBRIS AND COMPLY WITH THE ORDER OF INITIAL FINE OF $100 AND A DAILY FINE OF $15 WILL BE IMPOSED UNTIL THE PROPERTY WAS CLEARED. THE MAGISTRATE ALSO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAD SIX MONTHS TIME FRAME OF THE DEMOLITION PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER BY DEMOLISHING THE UNSAFE, UNFIT STRUCTURE OR A FINE OF $500 WILL BE IMPOSED SHOULD THE VIOLATIONS REMAIN. THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND
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ALL THE INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B ON JULY THE 17TH. RESPONDENT DID OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT WHICH EXPIRED ON JANUARY THE 12TH, 2025. ON I HAVE THE DATE WRONG, BUT IT'S THE 19TH OF AUGUST, NOT SEPTEMBER 19TH, BUT ON AUGUST 19TH I WENT OUT AND THE PROPERTY WAS CLEARED OF. OF ALL THE VIOLATIONS EXCEPT THE STRUCTURE OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT REMOVED. I HAVE DONE INSPECTIONS FROM OCTOBER THE 21ST THROUGH JANUARY 13TH OF THIS YEAR. THIS IS A VOTE OF 5TH JANUARY 13TH. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE HAS BEEN NO DEMOLITION PROCESS TAKEN WHATSOEVER ON THIS PROPERTY. ON JANUARY THE 8TH, THE PROPERTY OWNER CAME INTO THE LOBBY REQUESTING A ONE MONTH EXTENSION. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WHEN WE ACTUALLY HEARD THIS HEARING, THIS WAS BEFORE THE COMPLIANCE HEARING WAS PUT IN PLACE. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT OBVIOUSLY THE ORDER WAS ISSUED BY THE MAGISTRATE. WE CAN'T DEVIATE FROM THAT ORDER, BUT A SENSE OF FAIRNESS. HE WISHED TO SPEAK TO YOU, SO WE WENT AHEAD AND PREPARED THE COMPLIANCE HEARING FOR TODAY. SO HAVING THAT, I DID NOT OBVIOUSLY GRANT HIM ANY EXTENSIONS. AND HE IS HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR WHATEVER HE WOULD LIKE FROM THIS LETTER. AND, AND THE PROPERTY. HE WAS NOTIFIED VIA MAIL WAS PROPERLY POSTED. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME. MR. CHRISTIANSEN, YOU WANT TO COME UP? TELL US WHAT YOU WANT US TO KNOW ABOUT. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS WALT CHRISTIANSEN. MY RESIDENCE IS NEXT DOOR, 606 LAGOON OAKS. NOT TO GET INTO EXCUSES, I'VE HAD A VERY BAD YEAR. AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE.MAINLY WITH TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING COORDINATED. SINCE I CAME BACK AND TO THE UNITED STATES LAST YEAR. ROBERT HAS BEEN GOOD TO WORK WITH. I HAD TWO COMPANIES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO DO THE DEMOLITION IN THE FALL, AND THEY HAD PROBLEMS WHEN THEY FINALLY SAID, WE CAN DO THIS THE END OF JANUARY, BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY, FOUND OUT THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A DEMOLITION PERMIT THAT WAS VALID. ROBERT EXPLAINED THAT ALL TO ME, THAT I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE MAGISTRATE'S ORDER, AND ONLY YOU COULD DO THAT. SO I SAID, WELL, WHAT DO I NEED TO DO NOW? CAN I TALK TO HIM AND ASK HIM FOR THE EXTENSION? AND THE ANSWER WAS, WE'LL PUT YOU ON THE CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY 12TH. WHICH BRINGS US TO THE POINT. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THAT PROPERTY GONE. I WOULD LIKE TO DO IT. SOON. ONE OF THE TWO COMPANIES THAT WE HAD BEEN TALKING TO ABOUT DOING THE DEMOLITION. HIS EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED. HE SAID WHEN I TALKED TO HIM IN JANUARY, HE COULD DO IT AT THE END OF JANUARY OR EARLY FEBRUARY, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A DEMO PERMIT. AND HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT A DEMO PERMIT. SO ALL I'M ASKING FOR, I GUESS TWO THINGS IS ONE, AN EXTENSION OF SOME WEEKS TO DO IT. AND NUMBER TWO, THE APPROVAL FROM YOU, I GUESS, TO GET A NEW DEMOLITION PERMIT TO LEGALLY TEAR THE BUILDING DOWN. AS ROBERT HAS NOTED, I'VE DONE EVERYTHING ELSE IN GETTING ALL THE TRASH AND THE OTHER VIOLATIONS ON THE PROPERTY. THEY'RE ALL DONE. OKAY. MAY I ASK A QUESTION? SURE. DID THE CONTRACT. WHO'S THE CONTRACTOR? WHO'S THE CONTRACTOR? I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME. THERE WERE TWO OF THEM. THE CONTRACTOR IS THE ONE THAT PULLS THE PERMIT. HAS JUST KIND OF ODD THAT HE WOULD ASK YOU TO DO THAT. OH, WE PULLED THE PERMIT BEFORE, AND THEN WE WERE TOLD THAT WE HAD TO DO THAT. NOT THE NOT THE DEMOLITION GUY LICENSED CONTRACTOR. IS HE A LICENSED CONTRACTOR? I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S A CONTRACTOR OR NOT. HE. I'VE NEVER. YOU HAD TO BE LICENSED TO DEMO STUFF. YEAH.
WOW. WHICH MIGHT BE WHY HE WANTS HIM TO PULL THE PERMIT. I KNOW HE DEMOED AFTER HURRICANE. WELL, THERE WAS A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON AFTER HURRICANE. WELL, WELL, NO, NO, I JUST I'M JUST SAYING
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MY HOUSE NEXT DOOR WAS DESTROYED BY MICHAEL AND THE SAME GUY TORE MINE AWAY AND HAULED IT AWAY. SO IT WAS A LOT GOING ON THEN? YEAH. I WANT YOU TO DO IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO. I MEAN, IF THIS IS ONE, WE'D HAVE TO DO A SURVEY ON IT AND AT A LOSS.NO, NO, BUT YOU'D HAVE TO DO THAT. YES, YES. OKAY. THAT'S ANOTHER 800 BUCKS. IT'S GOING TO COST YOU. SO I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE USING, BUT DO Y'ALL HAVE A LIST OF APPROVED DEMO FOLKS OR LICENSED DEMO FOLKS? YEAH, AND I THINK THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT CAN ALSO PROVIDE THAT, BETTER, BUT. YEAH, WE CAN TRY TO ASSIST AS BEST WE CAN WITH FINDING SOMEONE THAT'S LICENSED. YEAH.
THE LAW SAYS YOU GOT TO HAVE A LICENSED DEMO PERSON. OKAY. I'M OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'VE GOT OR WHO YOU'VE TALKED TO OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT. IF I'M GOING TO GRANT YOU AN EXTENSION, YOU'RE GOING TO USE A LICENSED PERSON. OKAY. I ONLY USE THIS ONE BECAUSE HE'S THE ONE THAT DEMOED OUR HOUSE IN 2021, WHICH I PRESUME MET EVERYBODY'S CODE REQUIREMENTS. OKAY. DO I HAVE TO WAVE THE WAND OVER SOMETHING TO GRANT AN EXTENSION OR WHAT? TO GET HIM A PERMIT. I MEAN, TO MAKE IT. YEAH. WELL, I MEAN, YOU JUST LET LET US. YES. IF YOU WANT TO GIVE HIM AN EXTENSION, THEN WE'LL APPROVE IT THROUGH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. SO. OKAY. PERMIT LOOKING FOR SIX MONTHS, OBVIOUSLY. WELL. I DON'T WANT SIX MONTHS. I WANT IF THERE'S ANY WAY I CAN LIMIT IT.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET. OH, NO, I DON'T. YEAH, I, I'M NOT. THIS WAS NOT AN YOU KNOW THAT'S AN EYESORE THAT I WANT GONE. WELL WE DO TOO. BUT WE WANT TO LET YOU DO IT IF WE POSSIBLY CAN. WE IF WE CAN STAY OUT OF IT, WE'LL STAY OUT OF IT. BUT. ALL RIGHT. PLUS THE 12. OKAY, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY TO HAVE A DEMOLITION PERMIT IN HAND TO DO THIS, WHETHER YOU OBTAIN IT OR THE DEMO COMPANY OBTAINS IT. OKAY. IF I'VE BEEN PUTTING UP WITH TALKING AND COUGHING AND GIGGLING AND EVERYTHING OUT THERE, BUT IF Y'ALL CAN'T BE QUIET, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE Y'ALL LEAVE. OKAY. THE. THE PERMIT HAS GOT TO BE PULLED BY SOMEONE, PREFERABLY A LICENSED CONTRACTOR, BY THE END OF THIS MONTH TO GET THE DEMO JOB ON.
OKAY. IF NO PERMIT IS PULLED BY THE END OF FEBRUARY FOR THAT, FOR THOSE PREMISES BY WHOMEVER, THEN PUT IT BACK ON THE DOCKET FOR THE 12TH. THE 12TH AT 1:00? YEP. SO IF YOU DON'T PULL IT, WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK HERE ON THE 12TH, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DEMO IT. OKAY. SO I PULL THE PERMIT, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE DEMOED BEFORE THE 12TH OF. DOES IT HAVE TO BE DEMOED BY THE 12TH. BUT YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THAT. I'LL GET THE I'LL GET THE PERMIT NEXT WEEK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND LIKE I SAID, PREFERABLY BY THE CONTRACTOR OR SOMETHING. THEY'LL THEY'LL MAKE IT WHERE SOMEBODY CAN PULL THE PERMIT. BUT THE WHEN THE, WHEN THE PERMIT GETS PULLED, IT'S GOT TO BE DONE. IT'S GOT TO BE PULLED BY THE END OF FEBRUARY. AND. THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
OKAY. AND THEN PULL THE PERMIT AND THEN COME BACK HERE ON THE 12TH. IF YOU PULL THE PERMIT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK. OKAY. BUT LIKE I SAID, LET THEM PULL IT AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
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GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THEY'LL BUILD THE SERVICES YOU SAY HAS GOT A LIST OF DEMO PEOPLE. YOU THINK? I THINK DONNA COULD PROBABLY HELP HIM. IT'S LARGE. YOU'RE GOING TO GET EVERY, EVERY CONTRACT. BECAUSE IF YOU'RE A GC, YOU CAN PULL A DEMO FOR IT. OKAY, WELL, THEY'VE GOT A LIST ANYHOW. OKAY. THAT WAY YOU'LL KNOW THAT YOU'RE GETTING SOMEBODY THAT'S LICENSED. OKAY. AND YOU CAN USE ANYBODY YOU WANT TO. BUT YOU KNOW. OKAY. SO WE'LL AS SOON AS THEY TELL THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT I CAN PULL THE PERMIT, I'LL PULL THE PERMIT.NO, JUST GO AHEAD. YOU HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND APPLY. AND THEN ANY TIME THEY'LL NOTIFY US THAT YOU'VE APPLIED AND WE'LL APPROVE IT. OKAY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO. YEAH, YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT IT FIRST AND THEN WE'LL GIVE IT A I WILL DO THAT. OKAY. I WILL DO THAT, YOUR HONOR. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL PUT THAT IN THE FILE, PLEASE, MA'AM. SO THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM G, 1109 SIXTH STREET.
AND SCOTT THORPE IS THE. WILL BE PRESENTING THIS CASE TODAY. BUILDING INSPECTOR SCOTT THORPE SUBMITTED MY CREDENTIALS AND MY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. PHOTOS AND NOTICES. FOR THE RECORD, THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2024. IT WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SEVEN, SECTION 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF A UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE, TRASH AND JUNK. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR AT THE HEARING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VIOLATION ARE ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A. IF YOU GO THROUGH THOSE FOR ME, MISS ASHMAN. THESE ARE THE PHOTOS THAT WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE HEARING. SINGLE FAMILY WOODEN FRAME STRUCTURE. METAL ROOF. THE PROPERTY WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION AND DID WALK US THROUGH IN ORDER TO ASSIST HER WITH GETTING THE SQUATTERS OUT. YOU CAN SEE THE BACK ROOF IS FALLING IN. THE ENTIRE BACK WALL IS ROTTED DUE TO THE MISSING FLOOR INSIDE. THERE'S THE BOTTOM PLATE AND THE FLOOR KICKED OUT. EXPOSED ELECTRICAL. THERE'S PART OF THE FLOOR THAT'S COLLAPSED.
AS IT GOES TO THE RIGHT. IT GOES INTO THE BACK BEDROOMS. THERE'S THE DIRT FLOOR, AND THAT HALLWAY FALLS DOWN. MYSELF AND THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS IN THE HOUSE. MISSING FLOOR. YOU CAN SEE THE WALL IN THE BACK. ALL KICKED OUT.
THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THE RESPONDENT HAVE 60 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A FINE OF $100 WILL BE IMPOSED SHOULD THE VIOLATION REMAIN. THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF THE ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. A COPY OF THE ORDER IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B ON FEBRUARY 3RD. INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. NO CHANGES, NO PERMITS, NO ENGINEERING. THERE IS A GIANT PILE OF DEBRIS ON THE LEFT SIDE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S FROM IN THE INTERIOR, OR THE SHED IN THE BACK, OR ALL THE JUNK AND TRASH IN THE BACK IS PILED UP. A CLOSER VIEW OF THAT. ON FEBRUARY 4TH, THE PROPERTY OWNER DID CONTACT ME, MISS MARGIE SMITH, ASKING IF SHE NEEDS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO DO REPAIRS OR A HANDYMAN. I EXPLAINED SHE NEEDS A FULL DRAWING FROM A REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL FROM FLORIDA, AND IF SHE'S DOING THE WORK HERSELF SHE NEEDS, IF NOT DOING THE WORK HERSELF, SHE NEEDS TO HAVE A REGISTERED GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO PULL THE PERMITS. AS OF THIS HEARING DATE, NO ENGINEERING OR APPLICATION FOR PERMITS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT, MISS SMITH. YES, SIR. OKAY, TELL US YOUR NAME AND A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. MARGIE SMITH, 7629 SANTA ROSA AVENUE, SOUTHPORT, FLORIDA, 32409. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO KNOW? I'VE GOT THE CONTRACTOR STANDING BESIDE ME THAT SHOULD HAVE THE CORRECT CREDENTIALS, AND I'LL LET HIM TELL YOU WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE DEMOLITION? WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT. TELL US YOUR NAME AND GIVE US A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS. THEN YOU'LL FEEL WITHOUT CONSTRUCTION AND CONSULTING INCORPORATED. 250 MILL STREET, LOT NUMBER TEN. OKAY. WHAT'S YOUR LICENSE
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NUMBER? A LOT WITH MY LICENSE NUMBER WILL BE RIGHT NOW. I HAVE TO LOOK IT UP. ALL RIGHT. TELL US WHAT YOU WANT US TO KNOW. SHE WANTS TO DO A DEMOLITION THERE AND PULL THE PERMIT FOR DEMOLITION. AND GET RID OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. LICENSE NUMBER. IS THERE ANYTHING TO STOP HER FROM PULLING A DEMO PERMIT AT THIS POINT? YOU GAVE HER 60 DAYS AND SHE DIDN'T DO IT. OKAY. BUT, I MEAN, THE CIRCUMSTANCES DON'T STOP A PERMIT FROM BEING PULLED.I HAVE TO ASK THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT BECAUSE SHE DOES OWN THREE RESIDENTS. THIS ONE? THE ONE TO THE RIGHT OF IT AND ONE AROUND THE CORNER. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE'S YOUR PRIMARY IS ON SANTA ROSA. THE ONE AROUND THE CORNER. SO THIS IS A RENTAL. I DON'T KNOW IF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WILL ALLOW THAT OR NOT. OWNER. BUILDER PERMIT. OWNER BUILDER PERMIT. I DON'T KNOW IF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WILL ALLOW HER TO PULL IT AS AN OWNER, BUILDER OR CONTRACTOR.
IT'S NOT HER PRIMARY. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NOW, NOW I'M FOLLOWING YOU. YES, SIR.
OKAY. SORRY. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T I DON'T GET INTO THAT RABBIT HOLE OF PERMITS. I KNOW A LITTLE BIT. THAT'S FINE, I UNDERSTAND. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND UNTIL YOU SAID SHE DOESN'T OCCUPY IT. SO IT'S NOT AN OWNER KIND OF THING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHAT KIND OF LICENSE DO YOU HOLD? RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL. UNLIMITED HEIGHT. OKAY. SO, DID YOU GET HIS INFORMATION SO I CAN LOOK IT UP IN DVR? I'M IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING MY LICENSE RENEWED RIGHT NOW, SO IT'S NOT VALID. I THOUGHT IT'S JUST HE'S NOT RIGHT NOW. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S. WE'RE NOT GOING TO PLAY ANY GAMES HERE. ALL RIGHT. SO.
THE HEARING WAS HELD ON DECEMBER THE 5TH. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE IN THE INTERIM TO TRY TO GET THIS? PLAYING THE FRONT YARD UP AND CUT THE GRASS AND THE LAWN. BUT YOU HADN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT HAVING IT TORN DOWN? NO, SIR. NOT WITHOUT A PERMIT. I PUT $1,000 INTO THE BACK BEDROOM THAT HAD THE DIRT FLOOR ABOUT TWO BY FOURS, AND THOUGHT WE COULD SAVE THE HOUSE. BUT AFTER TALKING TO THIS CONTRACTOR WHO HAD THE RIGHT CREDENTIALS, HE SAID IT'D BE BETTER TO TEAR IT DOWN. BUT WE RAISED THE FLOOR IN THAT BACK BEDROOM FOR THAT BACK ROTTEN WALL DOWN. TO LOOK BRAND NEW, TREATED WOOD ON IT. AND IT HAS A TARP OVER IT FOR THE RAIN UNTIL I COULD GET THE SIDING BACK ON IT. DID YOU TRY TO PULL A PERMIT FOR THAT? NO, SIR. THAT WORK? OKAY. MY FIANCE AND I DONE IT. WELL, THE. BASED ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT I HAVE SEEN INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE AND THE TESTIMONY, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THERE IS NONCOMPLIANCE AS IT RELATES TO MY EARLIER ORDER OF THE 5TH OF DECEMBER. THAT THE STRUCTURE REMAINS UNFIT AND UNSAFE. THAT. THERE HAS NOT BEE, LIKE I SAID, THERE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLIANCE WITH MY ORDER.
THERE'S AN INITIAL FINE OF $100 FOR THAT NONCOMPLIANCE. THE COUNTY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES AND TO ABATE THE VIOLATIONS FOUND TO EXIST UPON THEIR ENTRY, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE. DEMOLISHING THE STRUCTURE AND CLEANING UP ALL OF THIS DEBRIS, TRASH, ANY OVERGROWTH THEY SEE AT THE TIME. THE COST INCURRED BY THE COUNTY IN ABATING THE VIOLATION SHALL
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BECOME A LIEN UPON THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS EXIST. COUNTY COMMISSION IS ENTITLED TO LEVY THESE COSTS OR IMPOSE THESE LIENS BY VIRTUE OF THE. OF UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT MY CONTRACTOR CAN'T DO THIS? HE'S NOT A CONTRACTOR. 115. RENEW MY LICENSE. WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, AND I'M NOT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE MOVING AHEAD. I MEAN, THIS, IF YOU CAN GET IT AND YOU CAN GET IT DONE QUICKLY AND THEN PULL THE PERMIT. THAT THAT MIGHT BE ONE THING, BUT I, YOU KNOW, THAT PLACE IS DANGEROUS. I MEAN, IT IS DANGEROUS. DANGEROUS, DANGEROUS. SO THERE'S ONLY TWO ROOMS THAT ARE LEFT. UNCOMPLIANT. WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ELECTRICITY IN THERE. IT LOOKED LIKE. AND. IT LOOKS LIKE THE, THE SUPPORTS ON THE GROUND ARE JUST GONE. SO I WOULDN'T SEND ANYBODY IN THERE. I MEAN, IT'S JUST DANGEROUS. SO. THE HALLWAY AND THE BATHROOM ARE THE ONLY TWO FLOORS THAT NEED TO BE UP. WELL, I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT CAN BE UP. BUT. ANYTHING ELSE, MISS ASHMAN? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. SO THAT'LL BRING US TO ITEM A, WHICH IS A TELEPHONE CALL. 8561 FREMONT.HELLO. IS THIS MR. BENJAMIN? HI. WHO'S THIS? THIS IS JODY WITH THE BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT.
HI. HOW ARE YOU, MA'AM? I'M DOING WELL. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MAGISTRATE HEARING. I NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GET YOU SWORN IN. OKAY. THAT'S FINE. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? YES. THAT'S FINE. YES, I SWEAR. THANK YOU. AND CAN I GO AHEAD AND GET A GOOD MAILING ADDRESS FOR YOU? 4 OR 5 ZERO OLTON ROAD, APARTMENT 1505 MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139. THANK YOU. CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE MAGISTRATE ARE GOING TO SPEAK NEXT, IS IT MR. TOFF? IS THAT HOW YOU PRONOUNCE IT? THAT'S FINE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS BILL LEWIS. I'M THE MAGISTRATE THAT'S ASSIGNED TO THIS PARTICULAR CASE. WHAT WE WILL DO IS WE WILL ALLOW THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO SPEAK. HE WILL TELL WHAT HE FEELS ARE THE PERTINENT FACTS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CASE. THEN YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER ASK HIM QUESTIONS OR OFFER TESTIMONY ON YOUR PART AS IT RELATES TO WHAT'S HAPPENING. IF YOU KNOW IF, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, BE PREPARED TO ASK THOSE. AT THE TIME HE CONCLUDES HIS TESTIMONY. OKAY. NO. THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT. MR. SCOTT. MAGISTRATE. SCOTT. SPEAK UP TO MAKE SURE, MR. BENJAMIN. YEAH. I'M LISTENING. ALL GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR BAY COUNTY ON JANUARY 8TH, 2025, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE SECTION 1702, IN THE FORM OF BLIGHTED PROPERTY, DERELICT VEHICLES, TRASH AND OVERGROWTH. THE RESPONDENT DID APPEAR BY TELEPHONE AT THE HEARING. THE RESPONDENT HAD OBTAINED A ROOFING PERMIT ON DECEMBER THE 31ST, 2024. HOWEVER, NO PERMITS WERE APPLIED FOR. CONCERNING THE SIDING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE TEN DAYS TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE DERELICT VEHICLES, TRASH AND OVERGROWTH, OR AN INITIAL FINE OF $200 AND A DAILY FINE OF $25 BE IMPOSED FOR A PERIOD OF 20 DAYS, OR UNTIL
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THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. SO THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT THE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF CLEANING THAT ON. OKAY. NUMBER FOUR. CAN WE GO BACK TO THE. YES. THAT WAS THE BACKWARDS. OKAY. BACKWARDS. AND THIS IS THE BEFORE YOU CAN SEE ON THE FAR RIGHT WHERE THE GARAGE IS, THERE WAS A DERELICT VEHICLE THERE AND THEN THE ONE IN THE FRONT YARD AND OF COURSE ALL THE OVERGROWTH. HERE. ALL PERMITS, INSPECTIONS AND ALL PERMITS AND MUST BE COMPLETED.AND ALL PERMITS MUST BE FINALIZED IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE. IF AT ANY TIME THE REQUIRED PERMITS UNDER THIS ORDER EXPIRED. THIS SHALL BE CONSIDERED A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER. A COPY OF THE MAGISTRATE ORDER IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A, JANUARY 13TH, 2025. A RE-INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED AND THE PROPERTY WAS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE CONCERNING THE DERELICT VEHICLES, JUNK AND OVERGROWTH, OVERGROWTH AND EVIDENCE OF THE PHOTOS. ON JANUARY 14TH, 2025, AN ACTION PLAN WAS RECEIVED VIA EMAIL FROM MR. BENJAMIN. A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY, AND A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED AT THE BAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ON JANUARY THE 28TH. FEBRUARY THE 3RD, 2025. A BUILDING INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED FOR THE DRYING OF THE ROOF WITH A PASSING RESULT. THEREFORE, THE ROOF PERMIT NOW HAD AN EXPIRATION OF AUGUST THE 3RD OF 2025. AS OF THIS HEARING DATE AND ACTION PLAN HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED AND NO ADDITIONAL PERMITS FOR THE SIDING AND THE INSIDE. HOWEVER, I DID GET AN EMAIL FROM THE PROPERTY MANAGER STATING THAT AFTER THE ROOFING PERMIT WAS COMPLETED, THAT THEY WOULD BE APPLYING FOR THE PERTINENT. SIDING. SIDING AND EXCUSE ME, THE INTERIOR. OKAY. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY.
WHEN DID YOU GET THAT EMAIL? YESTERDAY. OKAY. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. MISTER MAGISTRATE, MR. SCOTT, YOU SAID THERE WAS AN ACTION PLAN THAT WAS RECEIVED ON JANUARY 14TH.
WAS THAT AN APPROVED ACTION PLAN? IT WAS NOT. IT WAS JUST BASICALLY SAYING THAT THEY WOULD GET THAT STUFF DONE. IT WAS NOT A DETAILED ACTION PLAN AS FAR AS EXACTLY THE DATES AND TIMES AND SUCH AS THAT. OKAY. LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. SO AN ACTION PLAN THAT WOULD OUTLINE ALL THE NEEDED REPAIRS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED. THAT'S CORRECT. WITH TIMEFRAMES. OKAY. CORRECT. OKAY.
BUT NOW THE ROOF HAS BEEN PUT ON AND APPROVED. RIGHT? CORRECT. YES, SIR. OR HAS IT. IS THAT A FINAL ON THE ROOF, OR IS IT JUST LIKE THE WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL THE DECKING APPROVED OR ACCORDING TO WHAT THEY SAID ON HERE, IT WAS FINALIZED. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NO, IT WASN'T FINALIZED. IT WAS THE DRY END FOR THE ROOF. PAST. OKAY, LET'S SAY DRY. OKAY. I'M SORRY. THAT'S MY MISTAKE. WHICH IS WHY NOW HE'LL GET THE PERMIT. WHEN YOU GET AN INSPECTION, THAT PASSES, IT EXTENDS IT, EXTENDS IT EXTENDS THE LIFE OF THE PERMIT. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
IS THIS PICTURE FROM RECENTLY? I MEAN, THIS NUMBER FIVE ON JANUARY THE 13TH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S A MONTH AGO, BASICALLY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE CALLING YOU MR. BENJAMIN. SO I'M GOING TO CALL YOU. THE SAME THING HAS. THAT'S FINE. HAS THE ROOF BEEN COMPLETED? FINAL INSPECTION IS TODAY. OKAY, SO ALL THE SHINGLES ARE DOWN. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PASS IS UP TO THE INSPECTOR. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. WE'RE WORKING HARD TO GET THIS THING, YOU KNOW, GOING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NOW, DO YOU HAVE AN ACTION PLAN FOR THE OTHER PORTION OF THE REPAIRS THAT ARE TO BE MADE? THE SIDING AND THE INTERIORS? YES, SIR. YES, WE HAVE THEM. YES. OKAY. AND WHEN IS THAT GOING TO BE SUBMITTED? NEXT WEEK. OKAY. WORK ON IT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO FIND. AND THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY ASKING FOR IS THAT A COMPLIANCE HEARING BE SCHEDULED UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERMITS. SO WE BASICALLY ARE ASKING YOU TO CONTINUOUSLY. CONTINUE A THEY'RE NOT IN
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COMPLIANCE COMPLETELY YET, BUT THEY'RE MAKING PROGRESS. BUT THEY'RE MAKING. YES. OKAY. SO WHEN DO YOU WANT IT CONTINUED TO. WELL I MY ONLY THOUGHT IS SINCE WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PERMIT WOULD BE EXPIRED, WE NOW YOU KNOW IF IT. I'M SORRY. WELL IF IT FINALS TODAY THEN THAT ONE'S GOING TO COMPLETE. BUT YOU KNOW GENERALLY THE SIDING WOULD BE GOOD FOR SIX MONTHS. BUT IF THERE'S A PASSED INSPECTION IT'S GOING TO WE DON'T HAVE A DATE. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT UPON EXPIRATION OR COMPLETION, THAT WE WILL NOTIFY YOU AND SCHEDULE A HEARING TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE. OKAY. IF THEY GET THE SIDING PERMIT, LET'S SAY TODAY THIS IS FEBRUARY. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST IT EXPIRING BUT IT COULD BE SEPTEMBER BEFORE IT EXPIRES. SO UNLESS YOU JUST PREFER TO GO AHEAD AND SCHEDULE ONE FOR AUGUST. WELL. BECAUSE WE COULD ALSO IF THEY COMPLETE IT BEFOREHAND, WE COULD COME BACK TO YOU AND SAY IT'S IN COMPLIANCE AND JUST. OKAY. DO THAT. SET IT FOR AUGUST. DO YOU HAVE A DATE? JULY. AUGUST 13TH. THANK YOU. AUGUST 13TH, 13TH AT ONE 1:00. ALL RIGHT. DID YOU GET THAT, MR. BENJAMIN? YES, MA'AM. YES, SIR. AUGUST THE 13TH AT AT 1:00. YES. SO, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER CALL OR. WELL, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER HEARING AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO CALL IN AT THAT TIME OR WE'LL CALL YOU AT THAT TIME. BUT. WELL, IF HE DOES COME AND COMPLY, THE PERMITS ARE FILED BEFORE THAT, THEN WE WOULD NOT HAVE THAT HEARING. WE WOULD JUST NOTIFY YOU. OKAY. THEY THEY MIGHT CALL THAT HEARING OFF IF YOU GET EVERYTHING DONE, BUT THEY'LL NOTIFY YOU. HEY, THERE'S NO NEED FOR A HEARING. OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD. NO, THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CONTINUE TO CONTINUE UNTIL AUGUST THE 13TH. ABSENT YOUR COMPLIANCE BEFORE THAT DATE. OKAY. SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN, SIR. I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. HAVE A GREAT DAY. BYE BYE. I THINK I CONFUSED YOU ON THAT ONE, DIDN'T I? NO, I THINK I CONFUSED EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT PHONE OFF NOW OR IS THAT I CAN'T TELL. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WHERE DO WE GO TO NOW? ITEM B, THERE IS NO INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, BUT WE HAVE PHOTOS TO SHOW YOU. THIS IS 404 BAY SHORE DRIVE. ROBERT CLARKSON IS HERE TO UPDATE YOU ON THIS CASE. YES, SIR. ROBERT CLARKSON, BAY COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT I HAVE JUST SUBMITTED THE PHOTOS HERE. THIS WAS A PRE-HEARING BACK IN JANUARY. THEY HAD A LOT OF OVERGROWTH AND IT WAS A BLIGHTED ROOF. THEY HAD STARTED THE FAMILY HAD HAD HIRED A CONTRACTOR TO BEGIN THE YARD CLEANUP. THIS WAS PRE-HEARING. AND THEY STARTED THE PROCESS OF HIRING A ROOF CONTRACTOR. THIS IS FEBRUARY THE 10TH. AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST OF THE OVERGROWTH IS HAS BEEN REMOVED. SLIDE NINE. AND I THINK THIS IS ABOUT THEIR THIRD DUMPSTER. THEY'RE STARTING NOW. MADE THEIR WAY TO THE BACK. ON JANUARY 31ST THEY DID HIRE HAMMER DOWN TO DO THE ROOF. AND HE PULLED A PERMIT ON JANUARY THE 9TH. SO SIMPLY THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY BLAMING OVERGROWTH INTO COMPLIANCE. AND I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT OBVIOUSLY HAMMER TIME WILL WILL PUT THE ROOF ON BEFORE THE PERMIT EXPIRATION. SO JUST A CONTINUANCE. DALE WITH PERMITS GOOD FOR SIX MONTHS. SO IT WOULD BE PUT IN AUGUST 2ND. THE PERMIT WOULD RUN TILL. AUGUST THE 3RD. YEAH. SO IF NEEDED IF NEEDED IF NEEDED. YEAH I FEEL CERTAIN I'LL BRING THIS FOR NOT FOR A COMPLIANCE HEARING HERE. OKEY DOKEY. PRETTY QUICK. AUGUST 13TH. OKAY. ITEM D IS THE. IS ALSO. IT'S 308 VENETIA.AGAIN, NO REPORT AS WE BELIEVE THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE. BUT WE'RE GOING TO. SO WE'RE GOING
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TO SHOW YOU PHOTOS. SEE IF YOU AGREE WITH US. THIS CASE AGAIN WAS BROUGHT IN FRONT OF YOU FOR BLIGHTED STRUCTURE THERE IN DECEMBER. SECOND HE WAS GIVEN TIME TO PULL A PERMIT AND DEMO.AND JANUARY THE 6TH IT WAS GONE. AND I CLOSED THE CASE POST HEARING COMPLIANCE. HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S IN COMPLIANCE. OKAY, THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ITEM H. ALL RIGHTY. 2304 EAST 34TH PLACE. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON MAY 15TH, 2024. YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING. NOW, WE GOT A SECURITY ALERT. IT'S NOT SHOWING UP ON MY SCREEN, SO I CAN'T LOOK LIKE A HACKER. SO YOU. SOMETHING IS GOING WRONG. I CAN'T, SO I GOT TO SOMEHOW. OKAY. THERE WE GO. OKAY. OKAY. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ON MAY 15TH, 2024, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF AN UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. THE RESPONDENT, PAMELA GUNNELS, DID APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. THESE PHOTOS, STARTING WITH PHOTO NUMBER THREE, WERE PHOTOS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE TIME OF THAT FIRST HEARING. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BUILDING INSPECTION. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A FINE OF $100 WOULD BE IMPOSED. AND SHOULD THE VIOLATION REMAIN, THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. THAT SEWAGE? YES. OH, YEAH. JUNE 17TH, 2024. INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. JULY 19TH, 2024 AN ASBESTOS SURVEY WAS COMPLETED AT THE COST OF $800. STARTING WITH SLIDE 16, THIS IS THE DAY OF THE ASBESTOS SURVEY. THAT THE PROPERTY DID REMAIN IN VIOLATION. AND AT THAT TIME, WE WERE ABLE TO INSPECT THE INSIDE. AUGUST 27TH AND AUGUST 27TH, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT, CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, STATING THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2024. A NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY ON AUGUST 28TH, 2024 DURING A PRE-BID INSPECTION.
STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER 25, YOU SEE THAT THIS THE PRE BID INSPECTION AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $4,100. AND ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2024 THE PROPERTY WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. AS YOU SEE IN PHOTOS, 30 AND 31. JANUARY 2ND, 2025 A NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT. SECOND HEARING WAS SENT. ACCORDING TO THE US USPS TRACKING WEBSITE. THE NOTICE WAS DELIVERED ON JANUARY 14TH OF THIS YEAR. THE REGULAR NOTICE DID NOT RETURN, BUT THE NOTICE WAS ALSO POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND ON THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT SHOULD BE ORDERED TO PAY COST OF ABATING THE VIOLATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,901, WHICH SHALL DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE UPON RECORDING. ALSO, THERE IS A FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100, WHICH SHALL ALSO DRAW THAT SAME INTEREST UPON THE RECORDING OF THIS SECOND ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY. THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABATEMENT PROCESS WILL BE A LIEN ON THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. IN BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ENTITLED TO COLLECT THIS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION
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ACT. IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM I12232 HARRINGTON ROAD. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE YOU ON JUNE 19TH, 2024 AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, THE FORM OF UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE, TRASH, JUNK AND DEBRIS. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. THE. THESE ARE PHOTOS THAT WERE SENT OR PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE TIME OF THAT HEARING. AND THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A FINE OF ONE $100 WOULD BE IMPOSED. AND SHOULD THE VIOLATION REMAIN, THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. ON JULY 19TH, 2024, AS YOU SEE IN PICTURE NUMBER SEVEN HERE, THE PROPERTY REMAINED. SLIDE EIGHT. THAT'S THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT WAS DEEMED UNSAFE. ON AUGUST 27TH. THERE IS NO ASBESTOS SURVEY DONE DUE TO THE CONDITION OR THE DUE TO THE FIRE. MUST NOT HAVE BEEN ANY ASBESTOS IN THERE BECAUSE IT BURNED. YEAH. ON AUGUST 27TH, A NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT TO THE CERTIFIED REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, STATING THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 9TH. ON AUGUST 28TH, THAT NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY DURING A PRE BID INSPECTION, AND THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION AT THAT TIME AS WELL. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $5,800, AND ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2024 WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. AS YOU SEE IN PHOTOS, 17, 18, 19 AND 20. ON JANUARY 2ND, 2025, A NOTICE SECOND HEARING WAS SENT. A CERTIFIED NOTICE WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED, UNABLE TO FORWARD THE REGULAR MAIL, DID NOT RETURN. A COPY WAS ALSO POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND ON THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY. BASED ON THE TESTIMONY I'VE HEARD AND THE EVIDENCE INTRODUCED, ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT SHOULD BE ORDERED TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING THE NUISANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,800, PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST ACCRUING FROM THE DATE OF RECORDING THE. BONDED IS ALSO FOUND IN SOME $100, WHICH SHALL ALSO DRAW INTEREST AT THE STATUTORY RATE FROM THE DATE OF RECORDING. UPON THE RECORDING OF THIS SECOND ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY, THE COST LEVIED BY AGAINST THE RESPONDENT SHALL BE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. IN BAY COUNTY, BOARD OF COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS MAY ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM J. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 1827 HEDGEWOOD WAY. THIS CASE WENT BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE ON JUNE 19TH, 2024, AND WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF BAY COUNTY CODE 17 DASH TWO, IN THE FORM OF UNFIT, UNSAFE STRUCTURE. THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AT THAT HEARING. STARTING WITH SLIDE NUMBER THREE, THIS IS THE BUILDING INSPECTION THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE TIME OF THAT HEARING. THE MAGISTRATE ORDERED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER, OR A FINE OF $500 WOULD BE IMPOSED. AND SHOULD THE VIOLATION REMAIN, THE MAGISTRATE DIRECTED STAFF TO ABATE THE NUISANCE AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION EXISTED, AND UPON ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT. ON JULY 19TH, 2024, AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE PROPERTY REMAINED IN VIOLATION. THERE WAS A DUMPSTER ON SITE, BUT. ON AUGUST 27TH THE NOTICE OF INTENT WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL, STATING THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2024, AND THAT WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY DURING A PRE-BID INSPECTION ON AUGUST 28TH. THE[01:15:04]
PROPERTY STILL REMAINED IN VIOLATION. PROPERTY. THERE WAS NO ASBESTOS SURVEY ON THIS ONE EITHER, BECAUSE IT'S A SMALL ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THE PROPERTY WAS CLEANED BY A COMPANY CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY AT A COST OF $1,491.91, AND ON OCTOBER 14TH, 2024, WAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. JANUARY 2ND, 2025 I NOTICE A SECOND HEARING WAS SENT CERTIFIED IN REGULAR MAIL TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. THAT NOTICE WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESPONDENT ON JANUARY 6TH, 2025.ACCORDING TO THE USPS TRACKING WEBSITE, THE REGULAR MAIL NOTICE HAS NOT RETURNED. A COPY OF THE HEARING WAS ALSO POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND ON THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY. OKAY, BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I'VE HEARD AND THE EXHIBITS THAT I'VE SEEN IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED INTO EVIDENCE, I'M GOING TO FIND THAT THE RESPONDENT. IS RESPONSIBLE AND IS THEREFORE ORDERED TO PAY THE COST OF ABATING THE NUISANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,491.91 PLUS STATUTORY INTEREST ACCRUING FROM THE DATE OF RECORDING.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A $500 FINE IMPOSED WHICH SHALL ALSO DRAW THAT SAME STATUTORY INTEREST. FOLLOWING RECORDING UPON A RECORDING OF THIS SECOND ORDER IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAY COUNTY. THESE COSTS SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN AGAINST THE LAND ON WHICH THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED, AND AGAINST ANY OTHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RESPONDENT IN BAY COUNTY.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE ENTITLED TO ASSESS THESE COSTS BY VIRTUE OF THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT IN CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE. I THINK THAT TAKES CARE OF THE AGENDA.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.